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851.0 Aluminum vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

851.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 851.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 9.1
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 140
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 360
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
25
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1 to 6.3
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5